During a race at Hawthorne Race Course in Illinois on Aug. 20, jockey Abel Lezcano was seen clinging to the horse’s neck after his stirrup broke mid-race.

Everyone rode bareback or with just a saddle cloth until about the fourth century A.D. Early European saddles had no stirrups ...

When the rider takes up the racing position, he or she drops his or her weight completely into the stirrups, adding more pressure to that caused by the saddle. The horse’s gait can factor into ...

Jorhat, Feb. 10: Helmets, saddles, stirrups — the paraphernalia of horseriding was conspicuous by its absence at the Jorhat Races, which closed on Saturday.. In fact, so stunned was Assam governor S.C ...

Watch as jockey Abel Lezcano has his right stirrup break in the first turn of race 3 @ClubHawthorne and somehow he manages to avert disaster and stay aboard. Pure strength and grit there! @TVG ...

The cross-country course at Pau is widely regarded as one of the biggest jumping tests in European racing, with the fearsome Passage des ... turned into a veritable mountain for Frascati Lagarde and ...

Losing both irons coming out of the stalls usually means a jockey's race is over before it has begun – unless you're Alex Cruz. The US-based rider showed great skill and determination to post a ...